hachevshachísTell them apart

Which to use

“hache” and “hachís” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,844
“hache” frequency rank
#39,253
“hachís” frequency rank
87097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hache hachís
Definition Nombre de la letra h. Droga estupefaciente obtenida del cáñamo índico (Cannabis indica) a partir de su resina en bruto o purificada, Se fuma en cigarrillos o pipas, a menudo mezclado con tabaco.

Where the eye mixes hache and hachís

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hache runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hachís's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
hache
6 ch
hachís

Look-alike desk: hache vs hachís

A purely visual mix-up. hache ([ˈat͡ʃe]) and hachís ([aˈt͡ʃis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hache is recorded at frequency rank #47,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃe]. hachís is at rank #39,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt͡ʃis].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 87097, this pair ranks #4,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hache vs hachís

Shared letters: ach. Private to "hache": e. Private to "hachís": sí.

"hache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "hachís" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hache ← ahche · hacche · haceh · hachhe · hahce · hcahe · hhache

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hache" and "hachís" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈat͡ʃe] versus [aˈt͡ʃis]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hache" or "hachís"?
"hachís" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,253 in our Spanish list, against #47,844 for "hache". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "hache" and "hachís" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hachís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hache" and "hachís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hache vs hucha". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #4,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list